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SMARTEST ANIMALS ON EARTH

Famous for their ability to learn and mimic human
behaviour, the real story behind the immense intelligence

of dolphins lies in their astounding wild behaviour

Whales and dolphins have fascinated human soon discovered that dolphins were intelligent
beings for millennia, with dolphins featuring in mammals of the sea and began to study them.
cave paintings dating back almost 3,000 years. As technology developed that could record
The first descriptions of dolphins came from their underwater calls, scientists began to realise
sailors, who spoke of enormous creatures with how complex their behaviour and communication
large eyes, long beaks and sharp teeth. Artistic truly was. Exactly what dolphins are speaking
depictions of them at the time looked more like about is still unclear, but as research progresses
sea monsters, admiring their strength and cunning we are learning more and more about the most
hunting techniques. Over the years, humans intelligent animals in the ocean.

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